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arrest
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ARREST
1
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law <the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up>
Synonyms apprehend, bust [slang], collar, nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
Related Words bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap; commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up); bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel; rearrest; remand
Antonyms discharge
2
to bring (something) to a standstill <cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion>
Synonyms arrest, bring up, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, hold up, pull up, stall, stay, still, stop
3
to hold the attention of as if by a spell <the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike>
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